All-Arkansas Preps

Forrest City Mustangs junior guard R.J. Glasper has been named to the All-Arkansas Preps Second Team. Glasper, a 6’0” guard, helped lead the Mustangs to a 15-12 season and to a second-place finish in the 5A-East Conference, giving them the No. 2 seed into the Class 5A state tournament. Joining Glasper on the All-Arkansas Preps Second Team are Keith Hayes and Andre Jones, both of Little Rock McClellan; Chris Owens of Springdale and Javon Franklin of Little Rock Parkview. The All-Arkansas Preps banquet will be held June 20, in the Wally Allen Ballroom at the Statehouse Convention Center on Little Rock. ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale will be the featured speaker for the banquet. For more information about the banquet or to purchase tickets, call 501-378-3807. Photo by Fred Conley.

March 13, 2015

March 13, 2015

The first NCAA basketball tournament was played in 1939 and featured only eight teams.
Through the years, the NCAA tournament has undergone many changes growing from the initial eight team format in 1939 to the 68-team format that was installed in 1985.

March 13, 2015

March 12, 2015

England earned the honors on Wednesday to play for both a boys and girls state basketball title becoming the only school in the state earn that right as the 2015 state championship games begin today at Hot Springs.